MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015 – 396 Pages.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the enlightening new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
deals with
subjects
pertaining to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
changes in
blended learning technology enable
students
in all parts of the world
to be participants in online courses.
Massively open online courses are
free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist.
There are several
topics that
distance learning organizations
are having to struggle with
now that e-learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can stakeholders
certify that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOC classes is
tolerable?
How can learners
make sure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach massive open online courses?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Israel to conduct these MOOC courses?
What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can institutions
manage problems like
inadequate
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As digital e-learning technology becomes more
available there is a
expanding
necessity
to better understand how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Academics
and many other
participants
want
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
promising new open educational
experiments.
Trainers want
to better understand how
MOOC courses
can be improved.
To handle this
crescive
desideratum for
information
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open educational resource topics.
This book
also examines the
most important controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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